New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-10
APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR
soyp or THE VACANT OFFICES FILLED.
vooRHrs. PORTER AND CROKER RErAINED-wALDo
rurcu1Ns A PARK COMMISSIONER.

uuTCuINs A PARK COMMISSIONER.
Mayor Hewitt yesterday announced the following ap
ointments nj part OF the vacancies occurring III 'o
heads OF departments May l:
pof;-e CoDarissioneY-Jotn r. yoorhis, reappointed
Nrs Commissioner Richard Croker for long tcrni' 10
su SSSrifes ard Correction ConmissiOnerHonry IL pOr
DOCK SpSnissioner H. Marshall, in place OF
PARK Commissioners Hutchns fST the nnex
pired term of Henry r. Beekman, and Ihe0uOi0 We
Myers, in place Of Jesse W. Powers
In announcing the appointments the mayor 50. ,vo.
ntmen, WIZ be made for cSa4ges Sass Mesrs
Coleman and Donney are dSpSsea in place
wooseS Johnson and Of re coamssGngr nreSent
RGnsra vrSEe Iesgne have W Il understood that Henry H.
Porter and John vOorh are reappo nt have discharged
sSef GntioS With hey nte ~ Se very e
to sS SS11o OF T Henry B PaTSy
aud appointing him or the long SeI not he disturbed MI
present control Of the psta IN oTer that nay 30
pointed to the long term His place VIII " '''''
of Health Commissioner win also 20 ~ maze e
az fbe Mayor can decide between TIE merits VI ~"
S above appointments Mayor a. endSayor
IN seey at The OF the city without ere %
peitca DIVISIONS n @ that ne has recommended
by Ic organizations whose nominee inc mayor wa" " '"'
late election. 1900, ,,,or,
This appointment of Richard Croker to succeed Ewaru
Smith created good deal Of surprise among pouciahs
such sugge stion made several days ago. out' was
not beloved that this would he DONE Tho appointments
been known since Saturday and therefore created no
surprise. ..,r.,,
The general opinion seemed TO be that Tammany Hail
had fared poorly as compared with its rival the County
Democracy Irving Hall asked for nothing, expected
Is believed that the Mayor will make the other APP
ponttnents in few days and the apponees VIII prod
ably DO already mentioned for the respective places
In faiefRBUNp 49, - IT.,
trade carpenter and builder, having shop IN Bethne
81 He was member OF tho COMMITTEES OF SSeventy.
siSSer. In 1850 Mayor Cooper appointed him Police
Commissioner In place OF James Morrsop Teslgneu
soner He served as such until May 1885. when Mayor
Grace induced Police Commissioner Mattnews TO con con
VoorSis ia yce-presidcnt Of the County Democracy
County Committee and leader OF the County Democracy
Richard Croker was porn in ireland fortyfour years
ard s esS Sy s and
learned the trade Of macninist He served as engneer
$50 he was elected an Alderman ogislatcd
Of office by the passing of the Tweed oharer Mnen me
Kellys most trusted lieutenant in the XvIIIh Assembly
District and continued thus up to the death OF MS
be was Sr rsocctsa in 1870 IN 1883 he was clectod
for the SH ~ III sng IN positions
ing appointed Fire Commissioner by Mayor Edison TO
lice Justice His term would nave expIedin 1882 He
is one Of the sachems OF the nammany society ana h IS
a@mauy organization To him more man 10 any one
Henry H. Porter was born in this city. He is lawyer
by profession In 1879 Mayor Grace made him president
Of he Board OF Commissioners having charge Of the
to or the Jeerson Market Prison. and he served as
pcntSd him Charities Commissioner For the past two
Years MIR Porter has president OF the department
pGs Of who o nearly 0 a
rS % S sIs S S p 5 Ps and Sewsen
here and Liverpool Tho son was for several years ass1
has an Office at no so Broadway He took deep inter
est in tho warfare against the Tweed Ring but refused
served as such in 1880 then he has refused office.
walto HutchDs is sixty:two years old lie has been
Wears and was one OF the original Park Commissioners
who laid cut Central Park. He was Republican up 70
Presidency and since that time he has acted with the
Wesccssr District IT to iii the naesprod term Of Robert
Smith, who died on the night OF election He was re-
Candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor
when Mr.. Cleveland was chosen. He is q mem
ssr q tho law wns o. He lives at RSerdae
He has OF late years taken an active part In local
politics. but his affiliations are with the County Democ-
Theodore W. Myers was born in this city on January
1l,ls4t He was educated in q private school. and
afterwar studied in Germany and France He was for
Hers and disuers In 1868 he went into Wall Street
aud has been broker -, there ever since, his
stock Exchange Cleveland and Hendricks Club and
otherwise active in the campaign He was also active
the following year IN aiding in the election OF Governor
ton from the XXIt District and vicepresident OF the
New-Amsterdam Club.
Mr. Voorhis who was at Police Headquarters until late
In the afternoon not at all surprised at his reap
pointment. He received the concentrations of many
members OF the Police Department
Mayor Hewitt said last evening that he had made no
appointments in the place OF Tax Commissioner Don
nelly and Park Commissioner Crimmins. because there
were charges against those officials 1t would not be
fair to them take any action until the charges had
been thoroughly investigated.
THIhave Mr. Crimmns's resignation in my hands," ne
said II the charges disprOved may want ~ re
tain Mr. Crmmins value official whose services the
city afford TO lose II they proved can ac-
1ept tho resignation and appoint some else. The
thing holds good with reference 70 Mr.. Donney.
have simply delayed action in the OF those gentle
men because wish to proceed Understandings"